Safety, Northern Arizona (from Delaware, McNeese), 2022–26
Shuyab Brinkley
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
Shuyab Brinkley plays safety for Northern Arizona, after Delaware (2022) and McNeese (2024–25). Last time out, against Portland State: 2 tackles. Brinkley leads Northern Arizona in tackles this season.
2026 so far
57 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 2 tackles vs. Portland State, W 38–25
Next game: at Southern Utah, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Incarnate Word, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | McNeese | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | McNeese | 14 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | Northern Arizona | 57 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 73 | 37 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Delaware | 1 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | McNeese | 1 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | McNeese | 1 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Northern Arizona | 1 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Northern Arizona 8 games, 57 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 34–27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Arizona | L 7–35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Incarnate Word | W 38–28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at Utah Tech | W 35–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Montana State | L 14–28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Idaho State | W 38–31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Montana | W 49–44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Portland State | W 38–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 McNeese 5 games, 14 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Louisiana Christian | W 54–9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 6 | at Louisiana | L 10–34 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Utah State | L 7–48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Houston Christian | W 27–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 22 | at Lamar | W 21–19 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2024 McNeese 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Texas A&M | L 10–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Delaware 3 games, 3 returns, 39 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs. Monmouth | W 49–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at Villanova | L 26–29 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs.Saint Francis | W 56–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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